Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Treatment:

For Spasticity or Paralysis, so activities can be done:-

• large Ice Pack over the spastic muscles followed by exercise
• Immersion of limb in Cold Local Bath 10°C for 10min
• Cold Tub Bath 27°C, 10min help 70% measurably

To Slow Disease Progress:-

• Therapeutic Fever, body temperature 40°C, 45min, 4x week, 20 treatments

During treatment some body functions will be lost at temperature

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

General Method:

• Build up general health with carefully Graduated Tonic Cold slowly increased in intensity
  • Keep patient outdoors, gentle calisthenics
  • Aseptic Diet
• Suppress formation of toxic substances promote elimination
• Improve digestion
• Suppress the active cause of disease and improve circulation
• Improvement or at least, delay in disease process can be obtained only by thorough, persevering therapy.

Pathological Problems:

• Poor General Circulation
• Sclerosis

Clinical Problems:

• Clonic Spasm
• Nervous System Irritability
• Muscle Weakness
• Paralysis

Contra-indications:

• Cold Douche and baths
• Prolonged heat
• exercise to fatigue

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

• Analgesic
• Mild Tonic
  • Begin with Fan Douche
  • warm Spinal Douche
  • Spinal Pack